Section 6A: 2016-17

mnhockey47 · Post by **mnhockey47** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:33 am

Might be too early to tell, but what are everyone's thoughts?

blueblood · Post by **blueblood** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:49 am

Alex vs. St Cloud Cathedral for the trip to state

zooomx · Post by **zooomx** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:59 am

Alex, Cathedral, Sartell are the top 3. No particular order this early.

Fergus then Little Falls are the next tier.

Alex beat Little Falls 9-3 last night. Little Falls is better than that score and had some great additional chances, but boy does Alexandria have speed. Top line scored 7 of the 9 goals, but there is depth.

Little Falls has some very talented players, but not as deep. However, last year proved that they always have a chance to beat anyone in this section.

All 5 teams above can make a run in sections. Should be a fun year to watch in section 6a.

Mite-dad · Post by **Mite-dad** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 1:18 pm

I had Little Falls over Fergus in the section, but now found out that LF top Dman and probably best player is out for at least most of the season and maybe the whole season with a foot injury. LF is very light on the D end. Hopefully they improve down the stretch and give LF a chance to make the final 4 at sections. But Alex exploited the young D corp big time.

BSUBeaver · Post by **BSUBeaver** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:40 pm

Alexandria 10, Sauk Rapids/Rice 1

http://www.echopress.com/sports/cardina ... d-10-1-win

BSUBeaver · Post by **BSUBeaver** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:56 am

Alexandria 5, St. Cloud Icebreakers 5

http://www.echopress.com/sports/cardina ... ia-5-5-tie

Goldy Gopher · Post by **Goldy Gopher** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:44 am

BSUBeaver wrote:Alexandria 5, St. Cloud Icebreakers 5

http://www.echopress.com/sports/cardina ... ia-5-5-tie

These two teams were pretty evenly matched. Alex couldn't handle St. Cloud's top line but St. Cloud has no depth. Goaltending was non-existent last night so the score was a little inflated. I can see Alex making a deep run in 6A.

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:27 am

St. Cloud Cathedral definitely #1 right now in section 6A
Alexandria not far behind at #2
Sartell-Saint Stephen #3 team

dark horses
Fergus Falls
Little Falls

no chance to make top 4
River Lakes Stars
Wadena-Deer Creek

need to improve youth program
Prairie Centre Area

I don't know what to say........
(hope they are having fun and keep at it)
Breckenridge-Wahpaton Blades

This should be a two horse race if Alex stays healthy and disciplined.
Any one have anything on Sartell.

hockey9011 · Post by **hockey9011** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 5:15 pm

elliott70 wrote:St. Cloud Cathedral definitely #1 right now in section 6A
Alexandria not far behind at #2
Sartell-Saint Stephen #3 team

dark horses
Fergus Falls
Little Falls

no chance to make top 4
River Lakes Stars
Wadena-Deer Creek

need to improve youth program
Prairie Centre Area

I don't know what to say........
(hope they are having fun and keep at it)
Breckenridge-Wahpaton Blades

This should be a two horse race if Alex stays healthy and disciplined.
Any one have anything on Sartell.

Sartell is a young team that is going to have some growing pains as the season goes along( although it hasn't happened yet)...have probably the best player in the section in USHL Sioux Falls draftee Spencer Meier ... new goalie has played well so far but would probably still put them at #3 in the section as of now.

Shotandagoal · Post by **Shotandagoal** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:48 pm

Otters are pretty good.

Goldy Gopher · Post by **Goldy Gopher** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:30 am

Shotandagoal wrote:Otters are pretty good.

That's a hot take.

hockey9011 · Post by **hockey9011** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:36 pm

#11 Sartell vs #14 Northfield was a pretty entertaining game between a couple of ranked Class A teams with state tournament aspirations. Sartell controlled a majority of the play with the shots ending 43-20 Sartell.. Game ended in a 3-3 tie with an exciting back and forth overtime period where both teams had multiple chances to get the win.

zooomx · Post by **zooomx** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:53 pm

Alexandria beats Greenway in OT on Tuesday, Virginia on Wednesday and Hibbing in OT today. Not a bad holiday showing for the Cardinals up north.

BSUBeaver · Post by **BSUBeaver** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 12:57 pm

Sounds like Alexandria is still using their three goalie rotation of two sophomores and a freshman. Only two of the three games have write ups on the Echo Press, but here they are:

Alexandria 5, Greenway 4 OT
http://www.echopress.com/sports/cardina ... t-greenway

Alexandria 5, Hibbing 4 OT
http://www.echopress.com/sports/cardina ... trip-north

zooomx · Post by **zooomx** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 8:08 pm

BSUBeaver wrote:Sounds like Alexandria is still using their three goalie rotation of two sophomores and a freshman. Only two of the three games have write ups on the Echo Press, but here they are:

Alexandria 5, Greenway 4 OT
http://www.echopress.com/sports/cardina ... t-greenway

Alexandria 5, Hibbing 4 OT
http://www.echopress.com/sports/cardina ... trip-north

It's actually a junior, sophomore and freshman. All 3 have looked very solid.

BSUBeaver · Post by **BSUBeaver** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 9:59 am

zooomx wrote:
BSUBeaver wrote:
It's actually a junior, sophomore and freshman. All 3 have looked very solid.
Thanks zoomx. The only game I have been able to get to was the Alex/Moorhead game. I thought the roster said two sophomores and a freshman, but I could have looked at it wrong. You are right though, all three are playing well!

Hockey717 · Post by **Hockey717** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 5:09 pm

Anyone at the Sartell and Cathedral game last night? I was expecting a much closer game than 7-2. I know that Sartell's goalie is a bit shaky seeing him a couple times this year, but letting in 7 goals seems a bit more than shaky. This game puts Cathedral at the top of this section with Alex a close second.

hockey9011 · Post by **hockey9011** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:35 pm

Hockey717 wrote:Anyone at the Sartell and Cathedral game last night? I was expecting a much closer game than 7-2. I know that Sartell's goalie is a bit shaky seeing him a couple times this year, but letting in 7 goals seems a bit more than shaky. This game puts Cathedral at the top of this section with Alex a close second.

It definitely was a much closer game through 2 periods. Cathedral was up 3-2 after the second with Sartell having a slight edge in chances/momentum heading into the third. Goaltending in the third was rough for Sartell with the net minder letting in two extremely soft goals early in the period. This seemed to take the wind out of the sails of Sartell and they couldn't get anything going after that. I wouldn't say Alexandria is a clear #2 behind Cathedral since Sartell beat them the first time around.. Their second meeting could very well determine who gets the 2 seed.

moosepaw · Post by **moosepaw** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:27 pm

Alex has major problems losing not just to
Sartell but to Fergus Falls.... Alex 2nd half is extremely easy....Thry will need to beat Sartell and Fergus Falls to get a shot at 2nd[/code]

zooomx · Post by **zooomx** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:13 am

moosepaw wrote:Alex has major problems losing not just to
Sartell but to Fergus Falls.... Alex 2nd half is extremely easy....Thry will need to beat Sartell and Fergus Falls to get a shot at 2nd[/code]

Bemidji, East Grand Forks, St. Cloud, and Brainerd define an "extremely easy" 2nd half schedule?

Of course they need to beat Sartell and Fergus to be #2, but that has nothing to do with strength of schedule.

RRubberbeeskit · Post by **RRubberbeeskit** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:50 am

zooomx wrote:
moosepaw wrote:Alex has major problems losing not just to
Sartell but to Fergus Falls.... Alex 2nd half is extremely easy....Thry will need to beat Sartell and Fergus Falls to get a shot at 2nd[/code]
Bemidji, East Grand Forks, St. Cloud, and Brainerd define an "extremely easy" 2nd half schedule?

Of course they need to beat Sartell and Fergus to be #2, but that has nothing to do with strength of schedule.

Some may think the Cardinals loss to the Otters was a complete upset
but after seeing the Otters take it to Warroad 3-0 and knocking off the then 2nd ranked Governors from St. Paul I certainly don't see that as an upset.
The Otters are short on depth but have improved significantly as the season has progressed. They also have had outstanding play in the net.
This weeks Otter vs Cardinal game in Alex should be a real barn burner in a great barn.

Shortshift · Post by **Shortshift** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:49 pm

When was St.Paul ever ranked 2nd?

BP · Post by BP » Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:58 pm

Shortshift wrote:When was St.Paul ever ranked 2nd?

1960.

RRubberbeeskit · Post by **RRubberbeeskit** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 10:18 pm

Shortshift wrote:When was St.Paul ever ranked 2nd?

Please pardon my error as I had my info incorrect stating the Governors
were ranked 2nd. I believe they were ranked 3rd up until recently on mnscores.net.

Shortshift · Post by **Shortshift** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 11:54 am

Rubber... I wasn't trying to be harsh, I didn't even know mnscores existed until you just mentioned it. How much faith do people put into those rankings?
I wish followthepuck had more time to keep his site up to date especially with the section standings! How would you seed this section as of today?

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